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TV Media Weekly | February 17 - 23, 2018 By Adam Thomlison TV Media Q: Will "The Doctor Blake Mysteries" be on again with a new series? It ended on such a cliffhanger — I want to see his daughter. A: There was some good news for the hit Australian period drama, followed by some really uncom- fortable, very bad news, and now we don't know where things stand with "The Doctor Blake Mysteries." Let's start with the bad news, since it's more recent (and, again, worse than usual): The show's pro- ducers have decided to put produc- tion of a new season on hold while police investigate allegations of sexual harassment against titular star Craig McLachlan. This news comes via Britain's Guardian newspaper, which re- ports that both cast and crew members have come forward with accusations, but that McLachlan has dismissed them as "baseless." The timing of this is particularly unfortunate (not that there's ever a good time for such news), because the show had just been rescued from cancellation a couple of months earlier. Its original net- work, ABC (that's the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, not the other one), had canceled the show despite huge worldwide populari- ty, reportedly because it had be- come too expensive, which is a risk with period shows. Q: I heard the song "Wherev- er You Will Go" by The Calling again and I'm trying to remem- ber which movie it's in. Any ideas? A: I've got ideas. Too many ideas, perhaps. It seems that The Calling played it pretty savvy, making the most, money-wise, out of their only ma- jor hit. "Wherever You Will Go" ap- peared on the soundtracks of a couple of major films and several TV shows in the early '00s. It started with "Coyote Ugly" in 2000, followed on the big screen by an appearance in the 2003 rom- com "Love Actually." It also showed up on the sound- track to a 2001 episode of TV's "Smallville," a 2002 episode of "7th Heaven" and a couple of per- formances on "The X Factor." However, the band (and its la- bel) refused to limit it to American media — the song also appeared on the soundtrack to the 2009 Ital- ian rom-com film "Ex." You may also remember it from UPN's promo for the premiere of "Star Trek: Enterprise" in 2001, or maybe even from the band's per- haps-inevitable appearance in the web series "One Hit Wonderland" in 2014. Have a question? Email us at questions@tvtabloid.com. Hollywood Q&A By Andrew Warren TV Media I s there anything that's quite as satisfying as cooking with fire? The steady warmth of glowing hot coals, the blazing heat of flames and the distinct taste of smoke can all bring out something deep and primal inside of us, whatever they're being used to cook. For chef Roger Mooking, fire's more than just flames: it's the most primal and pure way of cooking, and in "Man Fire Food," airing Wednesday evenings on Cooking Channel, he checks out some of the most mouthwatering and innovative dishes being pre- pared using humanity's oldest cooking method. In this week's episode, airing Wednesday, Feb. 21, Mooking jaunts across the country to find some of the most innovative ways in which classic surf and turf is be- ing prepared. His first stop is in Miami, Florida, where a chef shows off a unique homemade rig that can roast, sauté and grill over hot coals. With Mooking's help, he uses his cooking contraption to grill up some juicy pork, which he serves with a seafood-stuffed pa- ella, a Spanish seafood and rice dish that they cook in a huge, par- ty-sized pan. Later, our host heads across the country to Southern California, where he dives into a transplant- ed New England clambake. This East Coast classic has been given a Golden State twist, with the fresh seafood, spicy chorizo and local produce all being steamed in a wooden wine barrel. Farther north, in the state's Sacramento Valley, he finds a local making juicy Italian porchetta that's been spit-roasted on a handcrafted ro- tisserie, which he serves with fresh oysters that have been bast- ed in the pork drippings. Open flame may be the oldest cooking method we have, but ev- erywhere Mooking goes, he finds inventive devices, contraptions and machines built by people to get the most succulent flavors imaginable out of it. Even desserts can be on the menu, and in next week's episode, airing Wednes- day, Feb. 28, he checks out scrumptious sweets that are be- ing made the old-fashioned way. Cooking with fire may be old, but the creative methods and in- ventive devices used in "Man Fire Food" are anything but. Join Roger Mooking as he checks out the most primal of cooking meth- ods Wednesdays on Cooking Channel. 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